In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that new spikes in commodity prices, driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions, could disrupt the disinflation process ...

SINGAPORE, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's core inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), edged up to 2.8 percent year-on-year in September from 2.7 percent in August, official data ...

SACRAMENTO, United States, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Denny's, the iconic American diner chain known for its round-the-clock service and extensive menu, announced Tuesday the closing of 150 restaurants by ...

BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled to be held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10, will play its role as a platform to promote high-level opening up, an ...

KATHMANDU, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has banned plastic bottles at four-star and above hotels, an official said on Wednesday. "The ban applies to all four-star, five-star, five-star ...

XI'AN, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Physicist Zang Duyang never expected that the bubble-making game he enjoyed as a child could continue to captivate him even in his middle-aged days, let alone that it shed ...

CAIRO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israel's plan to forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, particularly from the northern Gaza Strip, will cause more human suffering and constitutes an ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Six mine workers were trapped after a coal mine collapsed early Wednesday in north China's Hebei Province, the mining company said.

SYDNEY, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A research by an Australian-Chinese team has developed new technology to enable direct lithium extraction from extreme environments like the desert.

China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong met with Apple CEO Tim Cook in Beijing on Wednesday. The two discussed topics including Apple's development in China, online data ...

China's Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday it will issue 5 billion yuan (about 702 million U.S. dollars) of yuan-denominated treasury bonds in the Macao Special Administrative Region on Oct. 30.

MANILA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods have hit several regions in the Philippines as Tropical storm Trami brought heavy rains and plunged many areas without power, affecting over 380,000 people, ...